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Viral Hit ‘POOLS’ Surfaces On Switch Next Week
Let’s get liminal. Finnish dev Tensori’s POOLS (sorry, POOLS) is a self-proclaimed walking sim with uncanny vibes. It launched back in 2024 on Steam and has racked up nearly 3000 user reviews in the time since, leaving it in the…
Magic: The Gathering’s Turtle Team-Up Is Part Co-Op Clash, Part Magic Tutorial
With every new Magic: The Gathering expansion comes new card designs, new alternate art variants, and new strategies to enhance your latest deck builds. Not every set, however, offers a whole new way to play the 30-year-old card game, as…
Nvidia dumps its $140 million stake in Arm but licensing deals remain and its new PC CPU is still go
The last remnants of Nvidia’s once-bold plan to take control of CPU specialist Arm have been defenestrated. According to regulatory filings, Nvidia has dumped its remaining stake in Arm amounting to 1.1 million shares with a value of approximately $140…
Video games are losing the “attention war” to gambling, porn, and crypto, according to industry report
A new report by Epyllion, a gaming industry advisory company headed by venture capitalist and market guru Matthew Ball, has broken down the state of the video game industry, and has published data indicating the medium is losing the war…
Elder Scrolls And Fallout Boss Says AI’s ‘Not A Fad’ But Doesn’t Want It To Replace ‘Handcrafted Human Intention’
Todd Howard is cautious about what the new tech can and can’t help with
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties mod swaps Goh Hamazaki’s face, ditching likeness of actor accused of sexual assault
There’s now a mod for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties which swaps out the likeness of actor Teruyuki Kagawa. Kagawa’s casting in the remake, which saw him lend both his voice and likeness to secondary villain Goh Hamazaki, caused…
Sony Santa Monica’s Next Game Will Be Announced This Summer, Says God Of War Actor
To kick off the 20th anniversary of God of War, Sony announced a remake of the first God of War trilogy with original Kratos actor TC Carson reprising his role. That doesn’t necessarily mean Kratos’ current actor, Christopher Judge, is…
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Launches Today on Switch 2, With a $5 Upgrade Pack
A Switch 2 version of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition has been announced and simultaneously released by Nintendo, with a $4.99 upgrade fee for existing Switch owners. This upgraded edition of the Nintendo role-player adds 4K/60fps support in TV mode,…
Birdwatching Notebook is meant to be a relaxing idler, but it drove me to new depths of unlock-obsessed birdmania
I love being outdoors with the excuse of watching the birds, but given it has rained every single day here since the new year rolled in, I haven’t had a great opportunity to do so yet. Not only do the…